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Latest revision as of 18:43, 31 March 2026

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection
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This coin is an aluminum fifty pfennig from a type issued 1919-22 from six mints in the aftermath of German defeat in World War One. This is a product of the Hamburg mint. Hyperinflation destroyed its value.

Recorded mintage: 28,013,000.

Specification: 1.6 g, aluminum, 23 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM-27; J-301.

Sources:

  • Jaeger, Kurt, Die Deutschen Münzen seit 1871, Basel: Münzen und Medaillen AG, 1982.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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